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To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, T. J. MARINUS, of Independence, in the county of Buchanan,'and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gultivators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in whic Figure 1 represents a side elevation, and

Figure 2, a plan view of my seeder and cultivator.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a machine for the purp'ose of cultivating and seeding the ground, and in which are combined cheapas will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention vappertains, to make and hse the same, I will now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings* A'designates a frame, upon which are secured the seed-box B and axle O, the axle C-being provided with wheels D D.

Secured to the under side of the front bar of frame A, are blocks, which are-recessed, or slotted, so as to receivethe inner ends of the cultivator-barsE, to the outer ends of which are attached the teeth E.

The bals E are secured in place by a metal rod passing through them and the blocks into which they are inserted.

a designates a foot-lever, consisting of two curved bars, fastened at their front ends bya cross-piece, upon means of a crank-shaped metal rod, d, as shown'in dotted lines, flg. 2.

. the whole constructed and operated as b designates a frame, embracing the cultivator-bars lnear their outer ends, and made as seen in the draws ings.

.C'Ihe object of this device is to elevate the cultivator-teeth, when so desired.

e is a lever, pivoted to the side of the tongue F, for

and depress the purpose lof raising the foot-lever a, 'and f is a catch, for holding the said lever a down, when the teeth are elevated. f

Within the seed-hoxB is situated the gitator-bar g, for shaking the seed through the ope ings in the bottom of said box.

To this bar, on one end, is placed a pinion, g, which gears with another pinion, g2, ou the wheel D.

The end of the seed-box, where pinion g1 is situated, is cut awajy, or provided with a circular groove, or recess, so as to allow the said pinion g, on its shaft, or bar g, to be disengaged from pinion g2, or slide back and forth, in order to accomplish the above result. i

h designates a lever, pivoted, at or near its centre,

to the inner side of the seed-box, and having its lower end fitting against a shoulder on the 'agitator-bar g, and by means of which it may be operated.

'What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v The arrangement ofthe seed-box with a recess, into which thepiniou attached to the agitator-bar enters when thrown out o'f gear, foot-levera, frame b, lever e, cultivator-bars E, provided with teeth E', and catch j,

set forth.y In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

.'l. J. MARINUS. Witnesses: LLOYD EBERHART, D. B. GUTTER. 

